Fortran
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Fortran
Summary
Fortran is a programming language[1]. Fortran has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Fortran was influenced by Speedcoding[3].
- Fortran's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
- Fortran's instance of is recorded as structured programming language[5].
- Fortran's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[6].
- Fortran's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[7].
- Fortran's instance of is recorded as object-based language[8].
- Fortran's instance of is recorded as generic programming language[9].
- Fortran's instance of is recorded as array programming language[10].
- Fortran's developer is recorded as IBM[11].
- Fortran's developer is recorded as John Backus[12].
- Fortran's designed by is recorded as John Backus[13].
- Fortran's software version identifier is recorded as Fortran 2023[14].
- Fortran is used for computer programming[15].
- Fortran is used for creating[16].
- Fortran is used for analysis[17].
- Fortran's Commons category is recorded as Fortran[18].
- 1957 marks the founding of Fortran[19].
- Fortran's has edition or translation is recorded as FORTRAN for the IBM 704[20].
- Fortran's has edition or translation is recorded as FORTRAN II[21].
- Fortran's has edition or translation is recorded as FORTRAN III[22].
- Fortran's has edition or translation is recorded as FORTRAN IV[23].
- Fortran's has edition or translation is recorded as FORTRAN 66[24].
- Fortran's has edition or translation is recorded as FORTRAN 77[25].
- Fortran's has edition or translation is recorded as Fortran 90[26].
- Fortran's has edition or translation is recorded as Fortran 95[27].
Body
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include programming language[4], structured programming language[5], imperative programming language[6], procedural programming language[7], object-based language[8], and generic programming language[9].
History and Context
1957 marks the founding of Fortran[19].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Fortran include 9548 Fortran[28].
Why It Matters
Fortran has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Fortran is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Fortran has been cited as an influence by PL/I[30], a programming language[31], founded in 1964[32]; Wolfram Language[33], a programming language[34], founded in 1988[35]; ALTRAN[36], a programming language[37], founded in 1965[38]; CGOL[39], a programming language[40], founded in 1973[41]; PACT[42], a programming language[43], founded in 1955[44]; and Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems[45], a multi-paradigm programming language[46], founded in 1983[47].
Entities named for Fortran include 9548 Fortran[28].
FAQs
Who did Fortran influence?
Fortran has been cited as an influence by PL/I[30], Wolfram Language[33], ALTRAN[36], and CGOL[39].